Millions have sought their big break online. Ryan Williams has hunted down the few who succeeded, and distilled their inspiring stories into lessons that we can all put to use. It's an engaging, actionable read for anyone looking to gain fans, followers, or customers in the digital age." --Adam Grant, Wharton professor & New York Times bestselling author of Originals & Give and Take "Full of actionable insights, this book is pure gold for anyone wanting to make it in the Influencer Economy." --Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products "If you've ever thought about monetizing your passion, Ryan Williams delivers an insiders guide to prospering from the Influencer Economy." --Jay Samit, bestselling author of Disrupt You! Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity, and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation In order to thrive in the digital age, you don't need to go to business school. You don't need an Ivy League degree. You don't need to know celebrities. And you don't need to have a lot of money. You just need to learn the new business framework from the thriving leaders of the Influencer Economy. Reinventing your career is a daunting task. You cannot afford to wait to be hired by the right company, nor can you wait for the perfect job to find you. The modern professional needs to take charge by "laddering-up" their career to launch their own business idea, build their influencer network, and thrive as an expert in their business field. In The Influencer Economy, RyanWilliams teaches his three step business launch framework, complete with lessons and actions for anyone to reinvent their career. He offers insights into how to launch a passion project, grow an online business, and take any entrepreneurial company to new heights. On his podcast, Stories From the Influencer Economy, he interviews world-famous YouTubers, best-selling authors, and pioneering startup founders and investors, many of whom are profiled in the book. Williams defines an influencer as someone who can create a movement based on the passion and loyal support of a niche community. According to Williams, influence is not something that you are born with, it is a learned and acquired skill, and like anything, it is a skill that can be honed and crafted over time. The book is structured around The 3 Influencer School Steps to teach you how to: Launch your business idea by finding a big vision and then creating smaller projects to fulfill that vision. By embracing your unique personality,you can build a platform in which you are the best in the world at what you do. Collaborate with influencers on projects to help build a loyal and authentic community. Collaborating is key. As you ask other people to invest in you and your work, you not only make it better, but you gain invaluable support in the long run. Thrive by giving to others before you ask for anything in return, treating your community as a partner, and meeting your community IRL (In RealLife) to turn online relationships to offline friendships. Author Bio: Ryan Williams is marketing strategist, public speaker and author of "The Influencer Economy: How to Launch Your Idea, Share it With the World, and Thrive in the Digital Age." He also hosts The Stories From The Influencer Economy podcast. He's a former early team member at the social media video startups Machinima.com (acquired by Warner Bros.) and DigiSynd (acquired by Disney). He has given talks and taught about marketing and media at SXSW, Google, VidCon, Vanderbilt University, City University of London, University of Southern California, and Loyola Marymount. Ryan’s writing and podcast contributions have been featured in Inc. magazine, Huffington Post, Success Magazine, The Observer, Business Insider, Social Media Examiner, Success Magazine and USA Today.
* Explains in plain English how to evaluate online music services, download music, select a portable player, turn a PC into an audio jukebox, burn custom CDs, and create and edit music files from commercial CDs * Apple iTunes reported 50 million music downloads as of March 2004, and the new Napster had 5 million downloads after just 4 months of operation * Covers the leading online pay music sites (iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody) as well as free alternatives (with advice on what's legal and what's not) and profiles Apple's iPod and other top portable players.
You’ll get the straight, simple lessons that you need to effectively use your Vista powered laptop in Laptops Just the Steps For Dummies. Get where you need to go with a minimum of steps! This book lays out a specific goal and helps you achieve it with a series of lessons, paired with tips and graphics to illustrate the task. You can read this book from cover to cover or skip to the parts that you need to know. In a flash, you will understand the basic parts, switches, and drives that make up your laptop. You’ll learn how to operate the main functions of Windows Vista, like managing user accounts, navigating the system, and working with files, folders, software, and devices. You’ll learn how to create media and connect to the Internet with or without wires! You’ll discover how to troubleshoot and patch your operating system. You will find out how to: Clean and maintain your laptop Operate Windows Vista and manage its options Create and store media Set up a router, connect to a network, and go wireless Sync data and create backups Browse safely Troubleshoot hardware and software and patch your operating system Laptops Just the Steps For Dummies provides you with all of the information you need to work more efficiently than ever before!
Brock Marsden isn’t quite human any longer. Using technology from the Galactics, Brock incorporated DNA from other species into himself. It gained him longevity, better vision, and faster reflexes. All traits valuable when tracking down the worst killers on the planet. A banker hires Brock to track down the being that murdered and mutilated his daughter. Brock’s partner at their detective agency saddles Brock with an alien intern. With a complicated love life, a police chief who’d like to shut him out of the case, and a threat from his distant past—Brock faces a case like none other. It will take all of Brock’s alien-enhanced abilities to stop this killer—and maybe more than he imagines.
A murder. A missing persons case. Both a hundred years in the past and key to Brock’s—and the galaxy’s—future. Partnered with an old enemy and a new friend, Brock faces a case unlike any before it, traveling back in time to a past he thought he’d escaped. He barely survived the first time. This time the fate of the galaxy is at stake. Stranded in the past, trapped between Human and Nosferan forces, Muriel searches for a way home to the future and Brock. Is it possible to escape the past without destroying the future? Brock and Muriel fight through time and interstellar war in search of answers in this galaxy-shaking case of murder, deception, and fate.
More than a case... ...it threatens his past, present, and future. Events threaten Brock’s past, in a time he thought he left behind with his humanity. Now he teams up with a former enemy to track down a missing alien artifact. It could prove the key to unlocking time itself. Trapped in the past, on a spaceship destined for war, Muriel fears changing the future. With an alien intern for company, can she survive this time? With no hope of rescue, can she save herself, the future, and find a way home? You’ll love this sci-fi space adventure because of the mystery, excitement, and tension that spans worlds.
When bodies turn up in the Reed Moore Library's book drops, the library cat, C. Auguste Dupin, goes to work to help librarian Penny Copper solve the mystery. As a library cat, Dupin receives the attention and admiration of the public, as one would expect. He allows his human, librarian Penny Copper, to take care of the mundane business of running the library while he reaps the benefits. Until a body turns up in the large green metal book return in front of the building. Now Dupin must turn his razor intellect to the problem of the murder—or risk further disruption of his routines. A hint here and a clue there should give Penny all the help she needs to solve the murders of the Reed Moore Library. Buy now and turn the page to spend time with C. Auguste Dupin in this cozy set in the Reed Moore Library.
Sixteen and stressed. It wasn’t the driver’s test that had Ravyn on edge. It was the Inquisition’s test. Every four years, the Inquisition tested her for any hint of paranormal abilities that would mark her as a witch. Oh, their methods had evolved over the centuries. They didn’t burn witches at the stake anymore. Today, burning a witch meant chemical and surgical brain surgery to eliminate any unnatural talents the witch possessed. Internationally backed, the new secular Inquisition formed an elite police force standing against darkness. Yeah, right. Ravyn knew firsthand what it meant. She helped her mom take care of her grandmother, accused witch, burned by the Inquisition, and barely able to function now. Just being her granddaughter was enough to put Ravyn under suspicion. So, yeah, turning sixteen was stressful. Especially since she suspected she might be a witch after all.
In a spacecraft, everyone can hear you scream. The comet mining ship Olympia drifts into the Station's solar system. No one aboard. Power at minimal levels. Yet the ship appears intact and function. A curiosity and an administrative headache that the Station is quick to auction off to an enterprising couple seeking freedom and a new start for their family. Only the ship isn't as empty as the salvage reports indicated. Something stayed behind. They turn to an unlikely duo for help. Jules, a medium whose scars are hidden beneath a prosthetic face. And MAR-A, a former combat droid seeking spiritual answers. Together they face strange new terrors that threaten their very souls.
One of the greatest athletes alive, Serena Williams has taken the tennis world by storm in her spectacular career. From singles titles and career grand slams to doubles titles with her sister Venus, Serena has dominated womens tennis and fought through injuries countless times. Whether its her victories at Wimbledon or her home Grand Slamthe US OpenSerena has shown her versatility and style on the court. This book takes a look at her stellar career and all the trophies shes acquired with her big wins.
Not all who wander are lost . . . What do you want to do before you die? Over three months in, and thousands of miles away from home and multiple countries conquered, the A Liquid World boys are still aimlessly wandering the globe living out their wildest dreams. The notion hadn't changed. Discover the most unique cultures and outrageous parties, mix in some world-renowned surf, and uncover the world's beauty firsthand. Their extreme adventure was in full motion and the five small town guys from Florida were aboard the crazy train headed straight for the unknown. After absorbing the sweltering sun and cool coconut rum tropical Fiji, and uncovering the majestic wonders of New Zealand, they finally move on from a comfortable life they would have had no problem falling into forever. With much lighter backpacks and even lighter wallets they boarded another plane. Their next destination was Australia, with Southeast Asia and Europe following sometime after. Living life to its fullest, they took their half empty pockets and began another nomadic quest for the world's most exciting and random adventures...success would not take long. Ryan Williams With stories from Eric Stinson, Ian Joiner, Jesse Albritton, and Josh Ross Other title: One Life, One Chance - Part 1 ***About the Author*** Ryan Williams is an American Travel addict who has found his passion in telling the insane stories of his world conquests. He has sold off worldly possessions and bankrupted himself on multiple occasions just for the pure satisfaction of wandering aimlessly around the world and exploring all of the wonders it has to offer. From playing professional baseball in Europe to exploring over 30 countries in 6 continents, people have always been fascinated by picking the mind of Ryan, curiously and excitedly asking for the wild and hilarious stories of worldwide adventures. Now his memories are on paper for all to take part and share in the laughter and love of the world and its great unknown.
Desiged to help create a new way of learning for individuals through art. Inspire one to indulge in art work and express him or her self freely without worry of being judged. Live above the influence and teach others.
This wide-ranging resource provides an authoritative overview of the criminal justice system in America, including its history, legal and philosophical foundations, dimensions of racial and economic inequality, and insights into daily life inside America's complex court and correctional systems. Explore the origins and evolution of America's criminal justice system, the moral values and legal doctrines that shaped the nation's laws and prisons, and current problems, controversies, and reforms related to criminal justice. Profiles of leading figures in the field of criminal justice and social activism, related primary documents, suggestions for further reading and a detailed chronology are also included.
MySpace has more than 100 million active users. For many of them, MySpace is their central hub for connecting and communicating. They come to meet new people, keep up to date with family members, learn about new products and services, or catch up on the latest news. They come to check out blogs or to share their music. Don’t you just love the MySpace community? What — you don’t have a MySpace page yet? Well, we can fix that! Whether you’ve just decided to join MySpace, need to give your profile more pizzazz, or simply want to find out as much about MySpace as your teenager already knows, MySpace For Dummies, Second Edition has what you’re looking for. Find out how to get started, use MySpace safely, customize your page, start a blog, showcase your skills, and lots more. This friendly guide will help you: Open an account and set up your profile Turn on and use the MySpace safety and security tools Find and add friends to your profile Stay in touch by e-mail, bulletins, and profile comments Sell, buy, and market on MySpace Show off your talents as a filmmaker, author, comic, or musician Upgrade your profile with photos, music, and a whole new look Everything’s arranged to help you quickly find what you’re looking for. With MySpace For Dummies, Second Edition, you can easily make your MySpace experience truly exceptional!
FIRST CONTACT STARTS AT HOME IRiS, the Interstellar Recovery Spacecraft, captured samples from a comet passing through the solar system and found something remarkable. Danny lives in his own world, finding connections through video games and gesture. Emmett does what all good fathers do and seeks for new ways to connect with his son. Sometimes first contact begins right here at home.
This volume is of great practical value for it is a series of case studies of communities that have made the change-over from biracial public schools to integrated systems. The experience of these communities offers the best available guide to the solutio
If you have a small business, you’ll love the Google tools that are available at little or no cost. Google Business Solutions All-in-One For Dummies shows you how to use them all! Eight self-contained minibooks cover Google Apps, Google search tools for business, highlighting your business, creating a Web site with Google Sites, Google tools for your site, Google Ads and Analytics, securing business information, and getting noticed with Google Gadgets. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s a Google AdWordsTM gift card worth $25 inside the book, too! Get e-mail, calendar, online documents and records, and more, free in Google Apps Provide directions to your business, reviews, access to products and services, and even coupons online with Google Maps and Google Base Use Google Docs, Checkout, and other tools to give your site all the e-commerce features Track traffic and get advertisers with Google Ads and Analytics Choose tools to keep your e-mail, servers, computers, and files safe Create gadgets that promote your business and add value to your site Learn the secrets of search engine optimization the Google way You’ll also find out how to use coupons effectively, how to keep e-mail and instant messaging safer, and how to make the most of Google AdWords. Google Business Solutions All-in-One For Dummies really DOES have it all!
Join David Obedin in a his daily day as a high school student. Faced with bullies like Tim, Jerome, and Zack The Goliath. Who's A Huffington football player, who bullies the smaller David. Zack, and his crew are truly a monsters. Forced to deal with them, David has to use his brain, fight or run. But what will he do? From the moment he wakes up till bedtime his entire day spreads into chaos. This is a modern-day remake if the story of David. You will travel inside David's mind, as he completes a single day at school. David and Goliath High School is a new funny, heartbreaking, and emotional thrill ride. That will make you want to reach out, and help someone dealing with bullies.
A guide to audio and video podcasting covers such topics as developing a podcast, podcasting equipment and tools, recording a podcast, encoding software, the video and audio editing process, getting listed in podcast directories, the podcast community, and making money with podcasting.
The mistakes children make in mathematics are usually not just ‘mistakes’ - they are often intelligent generalizations from previous learning. Following several decades of academic study of such mistakes, the phrase ‘errors and misconceptions’ has recently entered the vocabulary of mathematics teacher education and has become prominent in the curriculum for initial teacher education. The popular view of children’s errors and misconceptions is that they should be corrected as soon as possible. The authors contest this, perceiving them as potential windows into children’s mathematics. Errors may diagnose significant ways of thinking and stages in learning that highlight important opportunities for new learning. This book uses extensive, original data from the authors’ own research on children’s performance, errors and misconceptions across the mathematics curriculum. It progressively develops concepts for teachers to use in organizing their understanding and knowledge of children’s mathematics, offers practical guidance for classroom teaching and concludes with theoretical accounts of learning and teaching. Children’s Mathematics 4-15 is a groundbreaking book, which transforms research on diagnostic errors into knowledge for teaching, teacher education and research on teaching. It is essential reading for teachers, students on undergraduate teacher training courses and graduate and PGCE mathematics teacher trainees, as well as teacher educators and researchers.
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